CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman who used a banking institution’s own float against it to net almost $20.000 was arrested by police on Monday.
Semone Rey, 30, was arrested and charged with drawing and delivering worthless checks, grand larceny and access to a computer for fraudulent purposes, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
Detectives from the Economic Crime Unit initiated an investigation on February 4, 2022, that revealed Rey deposited three fraudulent checks between December 2, 2021, to December 30, 2021, from her fraudulent Chase account into her Banco Popular Account, Red Hook Branch, St. Thomas, and online. Ms. Rey then withdrew the funds in between the clearing process, defrauding the bank of $19,150.37.
On August 29, 2022, Detectives from the Economic Crime Unit executed an arrest warrant on Rey. She was charged with three counts of drawing and delivering worthless checks, grand larceny and access to a computer for fraudulent purposes.
Bail for Rey was set at $55,000. Unable to post bail, she was remanded to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections pending her advice-of-rights hearing.